ISLAND GRAD INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $136K · expenses $98K · assets $40K

EIN
86-1840707
Address
6894 N HUNTINGTON DR, SN BERNRDNO, CA 92407-5179
Website
ISLANDGRAD.ORG
NTEE code
O99 Youth Development N.E.C. (Youth Development) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

ISLAND GRADS MISSION IS TO CREATE VISIBILITY FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS THROUGH COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CELEBRATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Francine Blacksher Executive Dir.2021-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Latanya Greer BORAD CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sefa Aina VICE CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Keynaisa Buffong Treasurer2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Buffong Secretary2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lolofi Soakai (former) Director2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Dawud Akil (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCINE BLACKSHER Executive Dir.8 $0-- $01
LATANYA GREER BORAD CHAIR1 $0-- $01
SEFA AINA VICE CHAIR1 $0-- $01
KEYNAISA BUFFONG Treasurer1 $0-- $01
JONATHAN BUFFONG Secretary1 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCINE BLACKSHER Executive Dir.30 $0-- $01
LATANYA GREER BORAD CHAIR1 $0-- $01
SEFA AINA VICE CHAIR0 $0-- $01
KEYNAISA BUFFONG Treasurer1 $0-- $01
JONATHAN BUFFONG Secretary1 $0-- $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCINE BLACKSHER Executive Dir.2 $0-- $01
LATANYA GREER BORAD CHAIR0 $0-- $01
SEFA AINA VICE CHAIR0 $0-- $01
KEYNAISA BUFFONG Treasurer0 $0-- $01
JONATHAN BUFFONG Secretary0 $0-- $01
LOLOFI SOAKAI Director0 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCINE BLACKSHER Executive Dir.13 $0-- $01
LATANYA GREER President1 $0-- $01
SEFA AINA Vice President1 $0-- $01
KEYNAISA BUFFONG Secretary1 $0-- $01
JONATHAN BUFFONG Treasurer1 $0-- $01
LOLOFI SOAKAI Director1 $0-- $01
DAWUD AKIL Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,926$97,812 $40,439$40,439 $135,926- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,451$83,129 $2,325$2,325 $72,451- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,324$32,573 $13,003$13,003 $31,324- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,456$2,204 $14,252$14,252 $16,456- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $97,700 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MALO MOTIVATING ACTION LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY Public charity Exact 2024 1$82,000 2024$82,000
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Public charity Exact 2024 1$15,700 2024$15,700
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $97,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $63,175 64.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,892 34.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $471 0.5%
Printing, publications, postage $274 0.3%
Total$97,812100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $83,129 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $51,931 62.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,946 37.2%
Printing, publications, postage $170 0.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $82 0.1%
Total$83,129100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $32,573 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,401 96.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,006 3.1%
Printing, publications, postage $150 0.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16 0.0%
Total$32,573100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $2,204 spent · pay $231 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,729 78.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $231 10.5%
Fees to independent contractors $137 6.2%
Printing, publications, postage $107 4.9%
Total$2,204100%

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